The Russian navy has plans to maintain a presence in some major waterways of the world.
The news of the Islamic State group's involvement comes as authorities are conducting a massive search for the gunman who opened fire in the Reina nightclub.
Sean Spicer's comments, made during an interview with ABC, came just a day after President-elect Donald Trump said he knows things "other people don't" about hacking.
Touring the Baltic states, McCain and other senators assured the former Soviet-dominated countries that the U.S. would support them, despite President-elect Donald Trump's praise of Putin.
Donald Trump is expected to continue using Twitter to express his views after he starts fulfilling presidential duties.
The attack comes soon after President Barack Obama announced new sanctions against Russia on Thursday and expelled 35 Russian officials from the United States.
At least 39 people died and nearly 40 were injured in an attack at the popular Reina nightclub in Istanbul early Sunday, Turkish authorities said.
The relations between the United States and Russia have continued to deteriorate in recent months.
Warren Buffett made $12 billion in part because of a surge in bank stocks after Donald Trump won the presidential election.
Abu Ansari and Ebu Hussein Tunusi were both killed in separate airstrikes carried out by the government in Ankara.
From global warming to the new President-elect, these are some of the predictions that Nostradamus might have predicted in the New Year.
Taking the numbers into account, this year was a good one for the American economy. Whether 2017 will be smooth sailing is less certain.
Opposition groups alleged continuous violations of the agreement by government forces, adding that these violations would render the day-old deal “null and void.”
President Barack Obama has been busy protecting his legacy just before Donald Trump takes office.
Many Orthodox Christians, Greek Catholics and Coptic Christians abstain from consuming meat and alcohol in the 40 days leading up to Christmas, which they celebrate on Jan. 7.
Islamist rebel group Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly known as the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, announced Friday that it never agreed to a ceasefire deal with the Syrian government or international powers.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated dramatically in recent months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chose not to retaliate against new sanctions imposed by President Barack Obama, based on the prospect of improved Russian-American trade relations next year.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had reported clashes between rebels and government troops, potentially jeopardizing a year-end peace deal.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security dubbed the Russian operation “Grizzly Steppe,” which they said is still underway.
President Vladimir Putin said that no American diplomats would be expelled in retaliation to Washington's move, and instead wished the American people a happy new year.
The Swedish Armed Forces has recommended up to $9 billion a year in defense spending over the next five years amid a looming threat from Russia in the Baltic region.
